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CTBC Flying Oyster, two others, reach KO stage at Worlds
CTBC Flying Oyster, T1 and Top Esports recorded victories on Saturday to advance to the Knockout Stage at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.,Competing in best-of-three Round 5 matches in the Swiss Stage, CTBC Flying Oyster and T1 swept FlyQuest and KOI, respectively...

World team punches ticket to International Crown semifinals
Canada's Brooke Henderson and Wei-Ling Hsu of Taiwan recorded a 4 and 3 win over Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom and Ingrid Lindblad on Saturday to qualify the World team for the International Crown semifinals in Goyang-si, South Korea.,The World team notched its fourth point (three wins, two ties) in Po...

Report: Falcons 'highly likely' to start QB Kirk Cousins vs. Dolphins
Kirk Cousins is "highly likely" to start for the Falcons against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday with Atlanta quarterback Michael Penix recovering from a bone bruise to his left knee, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Cousins, 37, worked with the first-team offense this week while Penix was limited. Penix is ...

New-look Southern California opens season vs. Cal Poly
Change is in the air at Southern California, which will have plenty of new names in the lineup for its season opener against visiting Cal Poly on Nov. 3.,Trojans coach Eric Musselman shook up his roster after an underwhelming first season in the Big Ten. USC finished 17-18 overall and 7-13 in confer...

Returning Nick Martinelli leads Northwestern into opener vs. Mercyhurst
Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli elevated his game last season, leading the Big Ten in scoring as multiple teammates endured injuries.,With much of the supporting cast graduated, Martinelli will aim to lead a new group of Wildcats starting with the Nov. 3 season opener against visiting Mercyhurs...

New-look Suns brace for tough task vs. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
The Phoenix Suns won their season opener Wednesday night to give Jordan Ott his first NBA head coaching victory. ,It may be tough for him to get his second win on Saturday night when his team visits the Denver Nuggets.,The Suns will be playing the second game of a back-to-back. They fell 129-102 at ...

Grizzlies, Pacers get early test with back-to-back games
Coming off a wild season opener in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers will hit the road for a weekend back-to-back beginning Saturday night with a visit to Memphis. ,Playing without All-NBA point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who tore his right Achilles tendon in Game 7 of the 2025...

Sabres pursue sweep of home-and-home set vs. Maple Leafs
The Buffalo Sabres have turned things around after starting the season with three straight losses.,Winners of four of their past five games, they will look to keep rolling when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second half of a back-to-back matchup with their Atlantic Division rival on Satu...

Alex Ovechkin chases goal No. 900 as Caps meet Senators
Alex Ovechkin has the opportunity to make NHL history in a milestone game when he and the Washington Capitals play host to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.,Ovechkin, the NHL's all-time leading regular-season goal-scorer, needs one tally to reach 900 for his illustrious career. Against Ottawa, he wil...

Sidney Crosby, Penguins ride hot streaks into matchup with Jackets
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are so hot that the superstar doesn't even have time to consider the numbers he continues to pile up and the names that he equals and surpasses.,Crosby has nine points (five goals and four assists) during a five-game point streak for the Penguins, who have w...

Trae Young wants Hawks to emulate Thunder's formula
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young is using the Oklahoma City Thunder's success last season as personal motivation for this season.,Young, who grew up in Oklahoma and played one season at the University of Oklahoma before turning pro, was inspired by the Thunder's run to the NBA title and would like to ...

Magic must make do without Jalen Suggs vs. Bulls
The Orlando Magic get an opportunity to erase the sting of a narrow defeat 24 hours earlier when they return to their home court to face the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.,Playing their second of three straight home games to open the season, the Magic watched the Atlanta Hawks rally from a 12-poin...

After opening rout, Jays send out ace Kevin Gausman for Game 2
TORONTO -- One big inning and one huge blast got the Toronto Blue Jays off to a stellar start in the World Series.,Now the Blue Jays will try to convert the momentum into a comfortable series lead when they face the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 on Saturday.,The Blue Jays erupted for nine runs in th...

UNT's Drew Mestemaker sets conference record with 608 passing yards
North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker set school and American Conference records by throwing for 608 yards on Friday in a 54-20 road victory over Charlotte.,The redshirt freshman connected on 37 of 49 passes, hitting receivers for four touchdowns and getting intercepted once.,North Texas' Daniel M...

NBA roundup: Heat set scoring mark in dismantling of Grizzlies
Bam Adebayo scored 18 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter and visiting Miami set a record for most points allowed by a Memphis Grizzlies opponent in regulation during a lopsided 146-114 victory Friday night.,The Heat scored 86 first-half points -- also a Grizzlies opponent record -- on 5...

James Harden pours in 30 as Clippers smash Suns
James Harden scored 26 of his game-high 30 points in the first half, and the Los Angeles Clippers dominated the middle periods to cruise past the Phoenix Suns 129-102 on Friday in Inglewood, Calif.,Harden got rolling on offense early, igniting an early Clippers rally from a nine-point deficit. He sa...

Luka Doncic pours in 49 to carry Lakers past Timberwolves
Luka Doncic scored 32 of his 49 points in the first half and added 11 rebounds with eight assists as the Los Angeles Lakers turned a productive shooting night into a 128-110 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.,Austin Reaves scored 25 points with 11 assists, Rui Hachimura had ...

Blazers blast Warriors in first game under Tiago Splitter
Deni Avdija registered 26 points, six assists and five rebounds as one of eight Portland players scoring in double digits to help the Trail Blazers rout the visiting Golden State Warriors 139-119 on Friday night.,Jerami Grant scored 22 points off the bench and Toumani Camara had 19 points, seven reb...

Domantas Sabonis' late put-back gives Kings 1-point win over Jazz
Domantas Sabonis dropped in the go-ahead hoop on a follow shot with 6.4 seconds left, Zach LaVine saved seven of his 31 points for a frantic finish, and the Sacramento Kings won their home opener 105-104 over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.,Sabonis put up a double-double with 12 points and a game-hig...

IU Indy's game -- urgency -- could motivate Ohio State in opener
New IU Indianapolis coach Ben Howlett doesn't know how the season opener at Ohio State on Nov. 3 will turn out, but he does know how the Jaguars will play against the favored Buckeyes.,That means the Jaguars will run the "system" that he brought from Division II West Liberty (W. Va.) where he took t...